Sale 850: Rare Books, Manuscripts and More! A PBA Platinum Sale (#850) 11/06/2025 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/06/2025 11:00 AM PST Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-34 of 34. Previous|1|Next Lot #4 A Voyage Around the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq.; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas... AuthorAnson, GeorgeHeadlineSharp copy of Anson's voyage - subscriber's copyProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherPrinted for the Author by John and Paul KnaptonDate Published1748 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #11 A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery; and of the Early Eastern Navigations of the Russians AuthorBurney, JamesHeadlineBurney on Russians in the Arctic 1819PublisherPayne and Foss, and John MurrayDate Published1819 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #12 Desert Set [with] autograph letter signed by George Elbert Burr AuthorBurr, George ElbertHeadlineMrs. Burr's complete collection of her husband's Desert portfolioDate Published1921 [date from Seeber p.42] View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #13 Autograph Postcard from Neal Cassady to Carolyn with original photograph and related ephemera AuthorCassady, NealHeadlineRare Autograph Postcard from Neal Cassady with ephemera, 1968ProvenanceFrom the collection of Joe LeeDate Published1967 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #17 Winston Churchill, 1941 Heading(Churchill, Winston S.)AuthorKarsh, Yousuf, photographerHeadlineSigned by Yousuf KarshDate Published1941; later print View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #19 Extensive manuscript list of the emancipated slaves "of both sexes", in Guanajay, Cuba, 1876 Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineRegister of African freed slaves in Cuba 1876Date Published1876 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #21 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Heading(Dali, Salvador)AuthorCarroll, LewisHeadlineDali's Alice in Wonderland, signedPublisherMaecenas Press / Random HouseDate Published1969 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold Lot #26 Print of DNA signed by Watson & Crick Heading(DNA)AuthorWatson, James and Francis CrickHeadlineAutographs of James Watson & Francis CrickDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #27 An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery, During the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780; in Search of a North-West Passage Between the Continents of Asia and America. Including a faithful Account of all their Discoveries, and the unfortunate Death of Captain Cook. Illustrated with a Chart and a Variety of Cuts. AuthorEllis, W[illiam]HeadlineNarrative of Cook's Third Voyage by Ellis 1782PublisherG. RobinsonDate Published1782 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #33 Lillian Gish as Camille Central City Festival 1932 AuthorGilpin, LauraHeadlinePlatinum print signed by Laura GilpinProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonDate Published1932 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #35 The Cruise of the "Fisherman" AuthorGrey, RomerHeadlineRomer Grey's original manuscript for The Cruise of the "Fisherman" 1928Date Published[1928] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #36 Tales of Coral Reefs AuthorGrey, ZaneHeadlineZane Grey's Tales of Coral Reefs - unpublished manuscriptDate Published[1930s?] View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #37 Tuna AuthorGrey, ZaneHeadlineZane Grey's Tuna - original manuscriptDate Published[c.1918?] View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #38 Le Transvaal: Afrique Australe AuthorGros, Henri FerdinandHeadlineH.F. Gros' Le Transvaal: Afrique Australe, c.1888-90PublisherH.F. GrosDate Publishedc.1888-90 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000StatusUnsold Lot #42 Archive of photographs and letters relating to the Hills Brothers Heading(Hills Bros. Coffee Company)HeadlineArchive of Hills family, before coffee businessDate Published[c.1870s] View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #45 Shakespeare's Sonnets Heading(Illuminated Books)AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineUnique copy illuminated by B.M. Dunster LasleyPublisher[Copeland and Day]Date Published1897 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold Lot #54 Blessing 1966 AuthorLyon, DannyHeadlineBlessing 1966 signed by Danny LyonProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonDate PublishedNegative: 1966; print: 1984 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #55 Cal and Eileen (both dead), 1966 AuthorLyon, DannyHeadlineCal and Eileen (both dead) signed by LyonProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonDate PublishedNegative: 1966; later print View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #56 Detroit Outlaws 1967 AuthorLyon, DannyHeadlineDetroit Outlaws signed by Danny LyonProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonDate PublishedNegative: 1967; later print View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #57 Milwaukee Wisc. 1966 AuthorLyon, DannyHeadlineMilwaukee Wisc. signed by Danny LyonProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonDate PublishedNegative: 1966; print: 1982 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #60 Autograph mathematical manuscript in Latin and Italian entitled De Sectionibus Conicis. Libris Quator Heading(Mathematics)AuthorStampa, Josepho [Giuseppe] MariaHeadlineStampa original mathematics manuscript 18th c.ProvenanceSomascan Collegio Gallio, Como, ItalyDate Publishedc. 1715 View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Lot #65 National Geographic archive from the collection of Dr. Allen B. "Buck" Catlin largely purchased from Edwin C. Buxbaum Heading(National Geographic Magazine)HeadlineSignificant National Geographic collection of Buck Catlin amassed with help from Edwin C. BuxbaumPublisherNational Geographic SocietyDate Published1888-2010's View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold Lot #67 Poverkh Bar Erov [Over the Barriers] AuthorPasternak, BorisHeadlineBoris Pasternak's second book of poetry inscribedPublisherTsentrifugaDate Published1917 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #71 A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon AuthorPortlock, NathanielHeadlinePortlock's Voyage Round the World 1789PublisherPrinted for John Stockdale and George GouldingDate Published1789 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold Lot #78 An Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the Northern Parts of Russia, for Ascertaining the Degrees of Latitude and Longitude of the Mouth of the River Kovima; of the Whole Coast of the Tshutski, to East Cape; and of the Islands in the Eastern Ocean, Stretching to the American Coast. Performed, by Command of Her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Second, Empress of All the Russias, by Commodore Joseph Billings, in the Years 1785, &c. to 1794 AuthorSauer, MartinHeadlineSauer on the Billings expedition 1802PublisherPrinted by A. Strahan for T. Cadell, June. and W. DaviesDate Published1802 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #79 Petri Schenkii Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centum; Exquisite Collecta atque Eleganter Depicta AuthorSchenk, PieterHeadlineSpectacular and rare engravings of 17th c. citiesProvenanceWilliam Henry Crocker (1861-1937)Publisher[P. Schenk]Date Published1702 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold Lot #86 A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World... AuthorSparrman, AndrewHeadlineHandsome set of Sparrman's narrative, 1786ProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherG.G.J. and J. RobinsonDate Published1786 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Lot #87 In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria AuthorStanley, Henry M.HeadlineStanley's In Darkest Africa Deluxe Edition signedPublisherCharles Scribner's Sons; D. Appleton and CompanyDate Published1890 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Lot #89 Emblemata [with] James Turrell: A Retrospective AuthorTurrell, JamesHeadlineEmblemata signed by James TurrellProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonPublisherSegura Publishing Company; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary ArtDate Published2000; [2016] View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Lot #94 In My Own Way: An Autobiography AuthorWatts, AlanHeadlineSigned by Watts inscribed to his fatherPublisherPantheon BooksDate Published[1972] View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #95 Extensive archive of manuscript letters and drawings by Paul West AuthorWest, PaulHeadlineArchive of 19th century traveler Paul WestDate Publishedc.1860s View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000StatusUnsold Lot #96 Songs of Innocence and Experience Heading(Witkin, Joel-Peter)AuthorBlake, WilliamHeadlineWith 22 platinum prints signed by WitkinProvenanceFrom the collection of Terry EthertonPublisherSteven Albahari / 21st EditionsDate Published[2003]; [2002] View details Estimate$12,000 - $18,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #98 Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom Under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N. in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28 . . . A New Edition Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 04)AuthorBeechey, Frederick W.HeadlineSharp copies of Beechey's Voyages, 8vo editionProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherHenry Colburn & Richard BentleyDate Published1831 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$2,125StatusSold Lot #99 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In Which the Coast of North-West America has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed. Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, Principally with a View to Ascertain the Existence of Any Navigable Communication Between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of War, and Armed Tender Chatham, under the Command of Captain George Van Heading(Zamorano Eighty - 77)AuthorVancouver, GeorgeHeadlineVancouver's Voyage, 1st edition, Zamorano #77ProvenancePacific Coast BooksPublisherG.G. & J. Robinson, & J. EdwardsDate Published1798 View details Estimate$5,000 - $8,000Sold for$3,125StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next